Credit-card modular two-component wallet-reader set

ABSTRACT

A highly convenient credit-card modularized set, comprising a simple flexible stow-envelope for receiving a companion nose-clasping type reading-glasses, and which vital length and width is substantially that of a conventional standard credit-card;—whereby with the set arranged within a group of ordinary credit-cards, no portion thereof is substantially protrusive nor recessive of the stacked group. Of novel durable construction, the reading-glasses feature a special BeamBridge™ portion having a critical square/cross-sectional shape advantageously affording maximum torsional-resistance for its diminutive size;—plus a laterally tapering cross-section evenly distributes any imposed bending-loads; and are retained within the stow-envelope via the friction tensionably exerted by their left and right lateral terminuses. The aggregate set thus defining critical physical-characteristics whereby no portion thereof extends forwardly nor aftwardly beyond the plan-view nominal thickness of {fraction (1/16)}-inch, the resulting low-profile enabling its user to slip the set conveniently within their wallet modularly amongst their credit-cards for ready availability.

I.) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:

[0001] 1. Field of Invention:

[0002] This invention relates to well known so called Pince-Nez (French)or nose-pinching type reading-glasses having a flexible bridge portion;plus it also relates to well known wallet credit-card holders.

[0003] 2. Relevant Prior-Art:

[0004] Background research discovery provides some prior patent-artregarded as germane to this disclosure—for example several discoveredpatents reveal “one-piece” templeless eyeglasses having a commontransversely interposed resilient plastic bridge portion, which bridgein its untensioned condition is said to bias the laterally opposedlenses sufficiently close together as to essentially grasp theupper-portion of a user's nose there between close together as toessentially grasp the upper-portion of a user's nose there between whilebeing worn;—hence the French derrived term pince-nez, or nose-pinchingeye glasses. The notion of templeless nose-pinching eyeglasses can betraced back several centuries to circa-1300's in Europe, when theyemployed a transverse rigid-bridge affixed to the eyeglasses rims, andthese lens-rims were made so to adjustably-clamp to the user'supper-nose without lateral-compliance.

[0005] In circa-1840 the true nose-pinching eyeglasses wereconceived,—employing a more aesthetic appearing transverseflexile-bridge, which compliance obviated need for pre-adjustment to theuser's nose-width. Then circa-1890, the design-trend swang torimless-lenses, wherein tiny-holes were drilled longitudinally throughthe apposed lenses facilitating direct aesthetic attachment of theflexible-bridge to the inward edges of the lenses;—thereby eliminatingdistracting presence of the lens-rims. In circa-1916 U.S. Pat. No.1,167,953(filed: 9/1913), W. R. Uhlemann introduced a novel vitreous(transparent-glass) bridge member, which was integrally-fused to therespective left and right lenses;—yet this relatively fragile bridgeconstruction offered no flexible adjustability to the user. In U.S. Pat.No. 2,098,513(filed: 1/1934) is shown metal-rimmed noes-pinchingeyeglasses with the usual flexible metal bridge, but including opposednose contact members which have closely spaced serrations serving topromote improved adherence of the eyeglasses upon user's nose.

[0006] Then in UK-Patent.#490,197(filed: 12/1937), Inventor J. P.Sidebottom introduced one-piece frameless semi-flexile spectacles(eyeglasses) made of “an artificial molded-material which is notglass”,—that is, die-molded molded of acrylic thermoset/plastic-resincalled Perspex® (ie: poly-nethyl-metacrylate);—which set forth a pair oflenses formed in one-piece with an integral if necessarily resilientbridge member portion (it is not known if inventor Sidebottom furthercontemplated bridge flexibility, in as much as he does not elude to it).However, non-metal integrally-formed bridges remained unknown until C.Baratelli's subsequent U.S. Pat. No. 5,015,087(filed: 4/1990;—whereinabove said inventor Sidebottom is erroneously referred to as J.Pearson), particularly identified in his claim-1's expressed notion of aone-piece plastic nose-pinching (Pince-Nex) type eyeglasses providing amore-than-resilient indeed “flexible” bridge portion. Additionally,Baratelli sets forth use of opaque-coating or “masking” of theintegral-bridge portions (# . . . 087/Column-1,Lines: 49-51), owing asto thereby preclude spurious “piping in” of reflected/refracted-light,which adverse effect was alleged to be found tending to obscureoptical-clarity to the degree of being visually annoying if possiblydangerous distraction to the wearer under certain ambient lightingconditions.

[0007] In U.S. Pat. No. D322,262(filed: 12/1988) is shown anose-pinching eyeglasses having a laterally adjustable metal-bridge,which in FIG. 6 shows the lenses folded one atop the other by virtue ofextending the bridge to its greatest length. In U.S. Pat. No.5,110,197(filed: 1/1991 from Israel) is shown an “emergency eye glass”article which is tantamount to a flat-plate of injection-moldedtransparent-plastic and dimensionally substantially the came as anordinary credit-card, but having a non-adjustable nose-slot formed fromthe lower elongate-edge medially to two spaced-apart integrally-formedoptical lens portions which are the only protrusions formed beyond thenominal-thickness of the eyeglasses-card. In U.S. Pat. No.5,274,404(filed: 4/1991) is shown an injection-molded plasticnose-pinching eyeglasses having an integrally embedded flexible plastic(nylon suggested) or metal (stainless-steel suggested) bridge, thenotion being to enable the dependent lens portions to be readily foldedagainst one another for compactness. In U.S. Pat. No. 6,371,614(filed:6/2000) and the inventor's related pending U.S.Pat.#2002/0191150 (filed:4/2002) is shown a nose-pinching type eyeglasses comprised of twomirror-image lens portions which in the pending iteration includes anintegral flexible bridge specified as having an either circular(0.050-inch diam.), or oval or polygonal (0.050“x.060”, ie:—not aparallelogram) cross-section;—and which bridge is necessarily formed toa particular M-shape as viewed from the front, a shape claimed to lendgreater flexibility in nose-pinching action.

[0008] Finally, in U.S. Pat. No. 132,246(filed: 10/1872) the notion of abasic no-frills rigid elongate eyeglasses-case was presented, comprisedof two concave stamped-metal mirror-image panels which are sheathedinwardly with felt material, and which perimeter flanges are permanentlyjoined medially around three sides, leaving an open small-end openingfor insertion of one's eyeglasses into the crush-resistant case. Next,an eyeglass-case of simple flexible envelope design was introduced fornose-pinching eyeglasses via U.S. Pat. No. 272,450(filed: 4/1882), inwhich the conventional flexile metal bridge was employed further as toenable overlapped folding of the two lens portions. This was achieved byinitial insertion of one lens portion within a discrete compartmentdivided by a medial layer of soft-fabric, thereby protecting one lensportion from being scratched upon insertion of the other lens portionwithin its likewise discrete adjacent compartment. That embodiment wassoon followed by U.S. Pat. No. 361,724(filed: 3/1887), wherein waspresented a thin end-opening eyeglass-case featuring internalwiping-pads of a felt material,—serving to wipe the nose-pinching typeeyeglasses lens clean each time the eyeglasses were inserted or removedtherefrom. However, none of these eyeglasses-cases were adaptable toprovide an embodiment suited to the ultra-slim low-profile criteria ofmy own immediate disclosure.

[0009] Therefore, in full consideration of the preceding patent review,there is determined a need for an improved form of device to which thesepatents have been largely addressed. The instant inventor hereofbelieves their newly improved nose-eyeglasses, commercially referred toas: WALLET-READERx™, and currently being developed for production underauspices of the FlashlineProducts-Mfg./Mkt.Co., exhibits certainadvantages as shall be revealed in the subsequent portion of thisinstant disclosure.

II.) SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:

[0010] A.) In view of the foregoing discussion about the earlierinvention art, it is therefore important to make it pellucid to othersinterested in the art that the object of this invention is to provide aneyeglasses remiss of usual left and right ear-impinging temples, hencebeing of the nose-pinching type, albeit employing certain new propertiesenabling convenient carrying in a wallet's existing credit-cardcompartment. Therefore, certain refinements critical to this manner ofutilization necessarily include a maximum overall nominal thickness(ie:—as measured longitudinally front-to-rear) measuring approximately{fraction (1/16)} part of an inch; hence, exhibiting no fore nor aftprotrusions beyond this nominal plan-view profile thickness dimensionessentially established by my so called BeamBridge™ portion hereinafterreferred to simply as beam-bridge, so as to give the eyeglasses a trueiow-profile quality. Moreover, the entire reading-glasses are precisioninjection-molded of polycarbonate-resin plastic, thereby obtainingdesired optical-clarity, optical-resolution, and inherent resistance tobreakage.

[0011] B.) Another object of this invention disclosure is to set forthan unprotrusively low-profile article according to preceding item—A,wherein is also preferably included a special flexile beam-bridgeportion having a preferred {fraction (1/16)}-inch squared (ie:right-angled parallelogram) cross-section; which front/rear surfaces arethus vertical, while top/bottom surfaces thereof are horizontal asnormally observed upon a wearer, thereby taking full advantage ofavailable cross-section area. Thus compared to the relatively flimsynecessarily smaller cross-sectional area of a conventional round, oval,or polygonal. (ie: shape having more than four intersecting sides)cross-sectional shape for example,—the square/cross-sectionconfiguration advantageously provides an approximate 20%-22%-additionalbeam cross-sectional area, and approximate 33%-greatertorsional-resistance. The beam-bridge is preferably of inverted U-shape(albeit not necessarily), with two laterally-opposed bends creatingdownward projecting leg like bifurcations terminating where thebeam-bridge is integrally injection-molded with the reading-glassestransversely inboard left and right optical-lens portions. Therefore,the beam-bridge's uniquely maximized square cross-section configurationexhibits both the desired transverse bending flexural-compliance neededfor variable fitting to various human nose-widths, as well as providingthe requisite maximum torsional-resistance,—making the reading-glassesmore stable when worn clasped upon opposing variously sloping sides of ahuman user's nose. A generic-variant of my preferred beam-bridgeconfiguration, is the square/cross-section formed to a transverselyelongated formation, whereby the beam-bridge terminates at theouter-most upper-corners of the left and right lens portions;—therebytaking even further advantage of my square/cross-section structuralimprovement as has already been described.

[0012] Additionally, it is preferred that the beam-bridge employ across-section of constant fore/aft-thickness while gradually taperingfrom a maximum vertical/beam-thickness at its central region toward itslaterally opposed left and right end regions; thereby providing maximumfore/aft bending-resistance while remaining within the critical perviewconstraint of said plan-view profile thickness limitation, yet providingenhanced lateral compliance which is thus more resistive to breakageowing to a resultant even distribution of transverse bending loads.

[0013] Furthermore, the beam-bridge being made of polycarbonate-resinplastic in combination with said bending-load distribution, thebeam-bridge can therefore be forced beyond its naturalmemory/yield-point,—whereby to manually bend the beam-bridge dependentsaid lenses laterally apart is found to ease the pinching-action uponthe user's nose; and conversely, to manually bend to beam-bridgelaterally together is found to increase the pinching-action upon theuser's nose. This further structural quality can thus be put toadvantage by the user, who can thereby manually adjust the tensionimparted by the beam—bridge to their particular liking,—much in themanner familiar to that of a conventional metal bridge member (which arefound to be made of a constant transverse thickness).

[0014] C.) Another object of this invention disclosure is to set forththe novel reading-glasses according to preceding items—A & B, whereby topromote handy availability within one's wallet, is also included acredit-card sized wafer-thin parallelogram shaped elongatestow-envelope. It is comprised of dual-layers of flexibly pliantsheet-like material such as thin quality gloss-coated paper or Mylar® orjust vinyl plastic having two oppositely conjoined (via well knownultrasonic-fusing process) short-sided edges, and including a thirdlikewise conjoined long-sided edge formed contiguously with each other;plus a forth unjoined upper long-side formed contiguously between thetwo short-sided left and right edges. The forward panel thereofpreferably including a slightly truncated (ie: 0.1 abbreviated) lip,thereby enabling easier edgewise manual insertion or removal of thecompanion reading-glasses as desired. Moreover, the paper iteration alsoincludes a folding-flap portion to the envelope, with perforations alongits fold-line across top of the envelope;—whereby the folded flapportion can be readily manually avulsed and discarded, leaving only thestow-envelope portion for wallet use sans flap.

[0015] The relationship of the set's 1st-component stow-enveloperelative to the received eyeglasses is such that the stow-envelope'swidth is shorter than the relaxed overall-width of 2nd-componenteyeglasses, thus enabling left and right outermost terminuses of saideyeglasses to tensionably impinge laterally outward against the internalpocket-ends of said stow-envelope; thereby frictionably holding saideyeglasses fast within said stow-envelope.

[0016] A further option would be to include an additional panel layer oftransparent film such as mylar, thereby providing an optional pocket forinsertion of a thin paper-insert upon which one may provide personalinformation such as their name/address along with a postage-stamp,—handy in such event one's WALLET-READERx™ should be inadvertantly lost.This stow-envelope therefore serves to protect opposing front and rearsurfaces of its reading-glasses from inadvertent scratching or maringwhile held within one's wallet credit-card compartment;—and to that endpreferably also includes felt-coated or alternately Teflon®-coatedinternal lining-surfaces to thereby further prevent maring or chafing ofthe eyeglasses optical-surfaces. Moreover, it is thus deemed vital tothe novel functional nature of this two-component invention disclosure,that my stow-envelope member portion is understood to be criticallysized in length and width as to dimensionally stack conformably with aconventional array of credit-cards, whereby no portion of thestow-envelope is either protrusive nor recessive of adjoininggroup-stacked credit-cards;—and is thereby regarded as being modular.

III.) DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT DRAWINGS

[0017] The foregoing and still other objects of this invention willbecome fully apparent, along with various advantages and features ofnovelty residing in the present embodiments, from study of the followingdescription of the variant generic species embodiments and study of theensuing description of these embodiments. Wherein indicia of referenceare shown to match related matter stated in the text, as well as theclaims section annexed hereto; and accordingly, a better understandingof the invention and the variant uses is intended, by reference to thedrawings, which are considered as primarily exemplary and not to betherefore construed as restrictive in nature; wherein:

[0018]FIG. 1, is a pictorial perspective-view of my reading-glassesassembled within the stow-envelope as a cooperative set, and including asmall fractured-away portion at the upper-left corner thereof serving tomore clearly reveal both the required second-layer as well as theoptional third-layer of pliantly flexible sheet material;

[0019]FIG. 2, is a front/elevation-view of my 2nd-componentnose-pinching reading-glasses whilst in their natural relaxed condition(the unshown rear/elevation-view being essentially identical thereto),and included at the right-half thereto is a phantom-outline showing thereading-glasses staged biased outwardly away from the verticalcenter-line of reference A′-A′ much as they would be flexed while wornupon a users nose;

[0020]FIG. 3, is a semi-diagrammatic top/plan-view of FIG. 1, revealinga total absence of fore and aft protuberances thereof;

[0021]FIG. 4, is a diagrammatic 24×-enlarged typical cross-sectionalrepresentation of my beam-bridge, as sliced along plane A′-A′ of FIG. 2,wherein here are superimposed therewith phantom-outlines identifyingconventional bridges and thereby directly comparing their resultantlysmaller cross-sectional surface-areas;

[0022]FIG. 5A, is a front/elevation-view of a generic-variantaviator-style reading-glasses having a greatly elongatedintegrally-formed bridge and optional integrated finger-holds, and isshown on the right-half portion of the figure in an inwardly convergedcondition within the confines of the companion stow-envelope, while theportion to the left-half of the vertical center-line A″-A″ shows thelens biased outwardly into a tensioned position much as they would bewhile worn upon the nose of a user;

[0023]FIG. 5B, is a 3×-enlarged partial cross-section sliced along planeof reference 5′-5′ in FIG. 5A, showing one of two preferred optionalintegrated finger-hold recesses;

[0024]FIG. 6A, is a quasi/technical-layout front/elevation-view showingvarious preferred dimensions of my reading-glasses;

[0025]FIG. 6B is an approximate 2×-enlarged upper/plan-view iteration ofFIG. 6A embodiment, wherein the only variances between the consecutiveexamples are those subtle dimensional differences (albeit not actuallydiscernible to the unaided human eye) prescribing the differentoptical-diopters to be made commercially available.

IV.) ITEMIZED NOMENCLATURE REFERENCES:

[0026]10′/10″—modular set: 1st-component stow-envelope/2nd-componentreading-glasses

[0027]11, 11′/11″, 11B—pliant sheeting material: truncated-edge, frontlayer/back layer, bead

[0028]12L′/12L″, 12S′/12S″—stow-envelope's long-edges: top/bottom,short-edges: left/right

[0029]13, 13′/13″—stow-pocket, flock-coating: inward of frontlayer/inward of back layer

[0030]14′/14″—stow-pocket internal vertical pocket-end portions

[0031]15, 15′/15″, 15×—beam-bridge: upper-span,left-bifurcation/right-bifurcation, extended

[0032]16, 16′, 16″—special beam-bridge cross-section: under-square,square, over-square

[0033]17, 17′, 17″—exemplified conventional bridge cross-sections:polyhedral, circular, oval

[0034]18L/18R, 18′/18″—Lenses: left/right, optic-surfaces: forwardconvex, aftward concave

[0035]19′/19″—eyeglasses nose-contact serrations: left/right

[0036]20/20′/12″—eyeglasses flexile condition: relaxed/laterallyexpanded/laterally contracted

[0037]21, 21′/21″—eyeglasses diopter-size ref. indicia, finger-holdcounterbore: left/right

[0038]22L/22R—eyeglasses outermost terminuses: left/right

[0039]23—eyeglasses insertion action ref. action-arrow

[0040]24, 24′, 24″—Lenses: convex-radius, nominal-thickness, variableaccording to diopter

[0041]25—general vertical medial center-line of reference

[0042]26—exemplified existing credit-card

[0043]27, 27′—auxiliary transparent ID-panel, auxiliary-pocket

[0044]28—

V.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:

[0045] Initial reference is given by way of FIG. 1, wherein is exhibiteda conventional standard planar wafer like credit-card 25 spaced-apartrelative to my special two-component WalletReaderx™ assembly,—comprisedof a 1st-component stow-envelope 10′ and companion 2nd-componentreading-glasses 10″ (the latter component thereof being simply referredto hereinafter as the “eyeglasses”). The protective stow-envelopeportion 10′ is basically made of pliant sheeting-material, such as thinplastic-sheeting or velum or thin coated-paper, either of which panelsbonded together along three contiguous perimeter sides designated asedges 12S′/12L″/12S″, so as to form a useful stow-pocket 13;—while theforth-side 12L′ preferably remains open across the entire upper-span asto readily receive (ref. action-arrow 22) the necessarily manuallycontracted 20′(ref. converging opposed action ref. arrows) lens portions18L and 18R. Note in both FIGS. 1&5A how it is preferred that the frontlayer panel 11′ be slightly shorter via truncated-edge 11, so as to makemanual insertion of the lower-edges of the lenses 18L and 18R easier.Additionally if desired, the stow-envelope 10′ may include an auxiliarytransparent ID-panel 27, which thus creates an auxiliary-pocket in whichmay be kept the owner's phone-number and return-address if lost. Plus,the inward surface 13′ of the front panel, and the inward surface 13″ ofthe back layer panel, can be provided with a flock-coating;—as toprevent any tendency of the lenses to stick (although it has been foundthat a matte-finish of the inward-facing surfaces, instead of agloss-finish will generally obviate any such tendancy). Once theeyeglasses 10″ are so pocketed entirely within the stow-envelope 10′,the inherent leaf-spring like tension resilience of the beam-bridgeportion 15 (or equivalent optional transversely elongated beam-bridgeiteration 15 x of FIG. 5A) acts to impart a constant outward lateralimpingement against the opposite internal vertical pocket-ends 14′ and14″ (see FIGS. 3 & 5A) of the stow-envelope;—thereby frictionablyholding the eyeglasses impinged fast within the stow-envelope confinesas in FIGS. 1, 3, 5A. Accordingly, when needed, the user readilywithdraws the eyeglasses 10″ from the stow-envelope merely by graspingthe central portion of the beam-bridge 15, whereby an easy pull extractsthe eyeglasses whilst still tensionably impinging against pocket-ends14′ and 14″;—whereupon exiting therefrom, the respective eyeglass-lenses18L & 18R instantly recover springably to their natural relaxedcondition 20 represented in FIG. 6A.

[0046] There remain subtle, however vital other differences which are tobecome herein more evident and understood as additional importantimprovements. For example, FIG. 2 demonstrates how my one-piece plasticeyeglasses may if desired, be custom adjusted by the user more to theirpersonalized liking, merely by forcing the lenses 18L and 18R apart inthe manner suggested by the displacement of lens 18″ toward—the phantomoutlined position-X for example. However, with a conventional typeconstant-thickness mono-beam design, it was discovered that such areadjustment practice would eventually induce a fracturing-stresscondition, owing to bending-loads which tend to concentrate proximal thetansverse center of the beam-bridge,—ultimately resulting in failure ofthe beam member to the extent of complete breakage. Since it isnevertheless a natural desire for the user to either attempt to expandor converge the lens positions to suit their particularnose-breadth,—yet thereby in the process necessarily exceed theyield-limit of even the preferred highly durable polycarbonate-plasticbeam-bridge 15. Such was the case when a user found the nose-claspingeffect between the eyeglasses nose-contact serrations 19′ and 19″ tolight for good stability upon their nose, then conversely, an oppositemanually forced convergence readjustment of the lenses 18L and 18R couldbe executed to excise the tension they desired.

[0047] Considering the one-piece plastic injection-molded plasticconstruction, the particularly unique nose-pinching adjustabilityproperties of my eyeglasses is attributed to their preferred novelgradually tapered beam-bridge configuration. However subtle to observe,reference to FIGS. 5A and 6A, reveals that my most preferred beam-bridgeembodiment 15 actually gradually tapers from a maximum verticalbeam-thickness of say the indicated 1.7 mm for example proximallongitudinal centerline A′-A″, to about 1.5 mm as is indicated at thelaterally outward smaller vertical beam-thickness approaching thelateral terminuses 15′ and 15″. In FIGS. 1, 2, & 6A, my beam-bridge isshown to be of an inverted U-shape;—while FIG. 6A shows my alternategeneric-variant transversely tapering embodiment, which is not U-shapedbut more nearly linear in formation (although shown in a temporaryextremely-bowed condition, owing being contained within my stow-envelope10′). Therefore it was discovered that the structural beam-breakageproblem could be satisfactorily resolved by implementing what amounts toa mere 10%-variation in vertical beam-thickness, deemed sufficient toentirely eliminate the problematical beam-breakage condition, bydistributing the rebending-loads evenly along the entire length of thetapered/bridge-beam. Now, with my tapered/beam-bridge configuration, oneuser can adjust the eyeglasses nose-breadth tension by momentarilyexpanding the Inter-ocular distance, whilst a subsequent user canconversely, momentarily converge the inter-ocular distance as to therebyeffect an increase in nose-breadth pinching—tension. While heretofore,this variable-memory nose-pinching effect was indeed offered by themetal-leaf type transverse-bridge known to three-piece nose-pinchingeyeglasses,—owing to the inherently more malleable characteristic ofmetal; albeit the overall structure of these traditional nose-pinchingeyeglasses is relatively frail. Yet in a one-piece. molded-plasticeyeglasses construction, the variable-memory effect is considered asignificantly novel technological advantage by those skilled in the art,as well as by discerning users who appreciate the ready“wallet-availability” convenience offered by the necessarily greateroverall “sit on it”-durablility of the one-piece molded-plasticconstruction.

[0048] Finally, FIG. 6B further reveals the ultimately low profilecharacteristic of my eyeglasses as viewed from above, noting that whilstthe frontal radiused convexity 24 of the len portions appears to extendpast the nominal-thickness reference of 24′, it is understood that theoverall thickness of the eyeglasses actually never exceeds thenominal-thickness owing that the left and right lenses respectiveaftward concavity 18″ essentially negates any actual increase inthickness relative to the indicated nom thickness.

[0049] Thus, it is readily understood how the preferred andgeneric-variant embodiments of this invention contemplate performingfunctions in a novel way not heretofore available nor realized. It isimplicit that the utility of the foregoing adaptations of this inventionare not necessarily dependent upon any prevailing invention patent; and,while the present invention has been well described herein before by wayof certain illustrated embodiments, it is to be expected that variouschanges, alterations, rearrangements, and obvious modifications may beresorted to by those skilled in the art to which it relates, withoutsubstantially departing from the implied spirit and scope of the instantinvention. Therefore, the invention has been disclosed herein by way ofexample, and not as imposed limitation, while the appended claims setout the scope of the invention sought, and are to be construed asbroadly as the terminology therein employed permits, reckoning that theinvention verily comprehends every use of which it is susceptible.Accordingly, the embodiments of the invention in which an exclusiveproperty or proprietary privilege is claimed, are defined as follows.

What is claimed of proprietary inventive origin is: 1.) A two-componentset providing unprotrusive modular carrying of reading-glasses withinone's wallet for handy availability; said apparatus comprising: a set's1st-component protective sheathing pliable sheet-plastic planarstow-envelope means critically sized in length and width as todimensionally stack conformably with a conventional array ofcredit-cards, whereby no portion of said stow-envelope is protrusive norrecessive of adjoining credit-cards; a set's 2nd-component pince-nezeyeglasses having rimless left and right optical-lens portions arrangeddependent from a common transverse flexile beam-bridge means, andcritically configured whereby no portion thereof extends neither forenor aft beyond the nominal plan-view profile thicknness established bysaid beam-bridge portion. 2.) The reading-glasses set according to claim1, wherein said beam-bridge is integrally injection-molded with saidleft and right optical-lens portions, said beam-bridge portion beingmolded with a square longitudinal cross-section as to thereby attaingreater structural strength afforded via a maximumized cross-sectionalarea whilst remaining within the critical constraint of said plan-viewprofile thickness limitation. 3.) The reading-glasses set according toclaim 1, wherein said beam-bridge has a cross-section of constantfore/aft-thickness while gradually tapering from a maximumvertical/beam-thickness at its central region toward its laterallyopposed left and right end regions; thereby providing maximum fore/aftbending-resistance and remaining within the critical constraint of saidplan-view profile thicknness limitation, yet giving more lateralcompliance whilst thus more resistive to breakage owing a more evendistribution of transverse bending loads. 4.) The reading-glasses setaccording to claim 2, wherein said beam-bridge's saidvertical/beam-thickness is centrally approximately 1.7 mm while taperingto about 1.5 mm at its said laterally opposite end regions. 5.) Thereading-glasses set according to claim 2, wherein said beam-bridge'scentral said vertical/beam-thickness is approximately 10%-greater thanthe vertical/beam-thickness at its said laterally opposite end regionsjoining with respective said optical-lens portions. 6.) The integrallymolded bridge according to claim 2, wherein said beam-bridge portion isshaped in the well known manner of an inverted U-shape and its entirityis square-edged in longitudinal cross-section as to thereby providerequisite transverse flexural compliance while also providing improvedtorsional resistance, thereby making said reading-glasses more stablewhen worn clasped upon opposite sides of user's nose. 7.) Thereading-glasses set according to claim 1, wherein the entire unit isprecision injection-molded of polycarbonate-resin plastic, therebyobtaining both desired optical-clarity optical-resolution and ultimateresistance to breakage. 8.) The reading-glasses set according to claim1, wherein said maximum critical plan-view profile thickness isnominally {fraction (1/16)} of an inch. 9.) The reading-glasses setaccording to claim 1, wherein said set 1st-component stow-envelope isfinished on its two inward opposite facing sides with a soft flockingmaterial serving to negate chafing front and rear surfaces of said leftand right optical lenses. 10.) The reading-glasses set according toclaim 1, wherein said set 1st-component stow-envelope's width is formedshorter than the relaxed overall-width of 2nd-component said eyeglasses,thereby causing left and right outermost terminuses of said eyeglassesto tensionably impinge laterally outward against the internalpocket-ends of said stow-envelope; thereby frictionably holding saideyeglasses within said stow-envelope. 11.) A pince-nez typereading-glasses possessing improved lateral high-compliance, saideyeglasses apparatus comprising: a rimless left and a rimless rightoptical-lens portion arranged dependent from a common transverse flexilebeam-bridge means, said beam-bridge portion thereof being so configuredwhereby its greatest vertical-thickness is at its center region, thelaterally outward left and right extending portions thereof thustapering gradually smaller toward their merging with respective saidoptical-lenses; thereby essentially distributing any imposedbending-loads evenly along the entire span of said beam-bridge so as tobetter resist breakage of said beam-bridge when said dependent lensesare transversely urged in a laterally inward or outward manner. 12.) Thereading-glasses according to claim 11, wherein said beam-bridge is madeof polycarbonate-resin and therefore in combination—with said evenbending-load distribution, the beam-bridge can therefore be forcedbeyond its natural memory/yield-point, whereby to manually bend thebeam-bridge dependent said lenses laterally apart is found to ease thepinching-action upon the user's nose; and conversely, to manually bendthe beam-bridge laterally together is found to increase thepinching-action upon the user's nose. 13.) The reading-glasses setaccording to claim 11, wherein said beam-bridge is integrallyinjection-molded with said left and right optical-lens portions, saidbeam-bridge portion being molded with a square longitudinalcross-section as to thereby attain greater structural strength affordedvia a maximumized cross-sectional area whilst remaining within thecritical constraint of said plan-view profile thicknness limitation.14.) The reading-glasses set according to claim 11, wherein saidbeam-bridge's said vertical/beam-thickness is centrally approximately1.7 mm while tapering to about 1.5 mm at its said laterally opposite endregions. 15.) The reading-glasses set according to claim 11, whereinsaid beam-bridge has a cross-section of constant fore/aft-thicknesswhile gradually tapering from a maximum vertical/beam-thickness at itscentral region toward its laterally opposed left and right end regions;thereby providing maximum fore/aft bending-resistance whilst remainingwithin the critical constraint of said plan-view profile thicknnesslimitation, yet giving more lateral compliance whilst thus moreresistive to breakage owing a more even distribution of transversebending loads. 16.) The reading-glasses set according to claim 11,wherein said beam-bridge's central said vertical/beam-thickness isapproximately 10%-greater than the vertical/beam-thickness at its saidlaterally opposite end regions joining with respective said optical-lensportions. 17.) The integrally molded bridge according to claim 11,wherein said beam-bridge portion is shaped in the well known manner ofan inverted U-shape and is square-edged in longitudinal cross-section asto thereby provide requisite transverse flexural compliance while alsoproviding improved torsional resistance, thereby making saidreading-glasses more stable when worn clasped upon opposite sides ofuser's nose. 18.) The reading-glasses set according to claim 11, whereinthe entire unit is precision injection-molded of polycarbonate-resinplastic, thereby obtaining both desired optical-clarityoptical-resolution and ultimate resistance to breakage. 19.) Thereading-glasses set according to claim 11, wherein said maximum criticalplan-view profile thickness is nominally {fraction (1/16)}-inch, andwherein proximal the lower non-visually utilized aft-side portion ofboth left and right lenses is included a finger-grip recess having aslight counter-bore ledge providing a more positive finger hold thereto.20.) A two-component set providing unprotrusive modular carrying ofreading-glasses within one's wallet for handy availability; saidapparatus comprising: a set's 1st-component protective sheathing pliablesheet-plastic planar stow-envelope means critically sized in length andwidth as to dimensionally stack conformably with a conventional array ofcredit-cards, whereby no portion of said stow-envelope is protrusive norrecessive of adjoining credit-card matrix; a set's 2nd-componentone-piece pince-nez eyeglasses having rimless left and rightoptical-lens portions arranged dependent from a commonlyinjection-molded transverse flexile beam-bridge means, and criticallyconfigured whereby no portion thereof extends either fore nor aft beyondthe nominal plan-view constant profile thicknness established by saidbeam-bridge portion which is formed with a squared longitudinalcross-section as to thereby attain ultimate structural strength affordedvia a maximumized cross-sectional area whilst remaining within thecritical constraint of said plan-view profile thicknness limitation,said beam-bridge gradually tapering from a maximumvertical/beam-thickness at its central region toward its laterallyopposed left and right end regions, thereby providing maximum fore/aftbending-resistance yet enabling greater lateral compliance whilst moreresistive to breakage owing a more even distribution of any imposedtransverse bending loads; a said matrix dimensional criteria beingadditionally used to advantage, whereby said set 1st-componentstow-envelope's width is shorter than the relaxed overall-width of2nd-component said eyeglasses, thereby causing left and right outermostterminises of said eyeglasses to tensionably impinge laterally againstthe internal pocket-ends of said stow-envelope; thereby frictionablyholding said eyeglasses within said stow-envelope.